Coronavirus testing nightmare as mobile unit doesn't turn up - leaving 'a car park full of sick people' in Bolton

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterTwo members of staff at Craig Tara are self isolating after testing positive for coronavirus, bosses at the park have confirmed.Haven, the firm which runs the busy site on the outskirts of Ayr, said it had complied fully with NHS Test & Protect procedures following the results.NHS bosses today confirmed that a contact tracing operation had taken place.A spokesperson for Craig Tara Holiday Park

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSome of Fox News Channel’s most popular anchors and hosts are expected to get coronavirus tests after attending this week’s presidential debate, according to two people familiar with the matter, the result of the disclosure that President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have gone into quarantine following exposure to the virus.Sean Hannity, Chris Wallace, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum are among the on-air personnel who intend to get tested, this person said, as

“This approach relies on everyone immediately self-isolating and seeking a Covid-19 test when they experience any of the symptoms and then working with our Test and Protect team.”“Businesses will normally only be asked to undertake further action if the Public Health and Test and Protect Team suspect that there has been transmission of infection or an on-going risk of transmission of infection without further action.”

NHScoronavirus tests to prove they don't have the disease before they go on holiday.

updated MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon on coronavirus - and detailed the government's "lines of defence".

Bolton council staff 'do not have the resource to deliver what is needed'. Mr Logan asked that contact tracing be ramped up to help deal with the testing chaos.

Rochdale is approaching 100 cases per 100,000 people, with an infection rate of 90.8.That's the fourth highest in Greater Manchester.The testing unit will be open from 10.30am to 3.30pm Monday to Wednesday between 10.30am and 3.30pm on High Street car park, off St Mary’s Gate behind the Dunelm store.Tests must be booked. Appointments can be made by ringing 119 or at nhs.uk/coronavirus.

coronavirus testing sites are being set up, while the government insists it is ramping up lab capacity. Ministers are also urging people to only book a test if they have Covid-19 symptoms, or if they have directly been told to by a clinician.But where exactly can you get a coronavirus test? The Department of Health has set up around 200 testing sites across the UK since the start of the pandemic.

Manchester Evening News reported yesterday how 110 schools across the region now have confirmed Covid cases. Thousands of pupils with positive cases in their 'bubbles' have been sent home and told to self-isolate since schools reopened.

Farnworth, said on Tuesday morning there were three coronavirus patients in critical care and a total of 20 on wards. It added an increased number of patients under 65 are being admitted, with some in their 40s and 50s.

Wigan coronavirus testing centre are no longer being accepted due to a surge in demand.  Appointments at the Chapel Lane centre have been temporarily suspended while staff deal with a backlog in bookings, Wigan Council leader David Molyneux confirmed.  Councillor Molyneux said a large number of residents have been attempting to use the independent testing centre due to failures in the national system. It is hoped the centre will soon be back up and running as a “matter of urgency”. Council

Covid-19 test if you have symptoms? The Department of Health has set up 17 testing sites across Greater Manchester, and mobile units are also deployed to the areas most in need.The region currently has two regional drive-through sites, which you'll need a car to access, and 15 local walk-in sites, which are accessible by car or foot. No matter which site you attend, you will need to book an appointment through the government's online booking system first.The system will ask whether you have

As infection rates continue to rise across much of the region, a testing nightmare isn't what Greater Manchester needs.

asked to follow this guidance.All tests must be booked in advance and there are no walk-up or drop-in testing sites in Bolton.Bolton NHS Foundation Trust said there are currently 23 people with confirmed Covid in the hospital, along with 26 suspected cases. It is understood a clear pattern has emerged in the past week of middle-aged men needing hospital treatment for the virus.